– Kenenisa Bekele talking to the Chicago Tribune‘s Phil Hersh about his track career and his preparation for the upcoming BOA Chicago Marathon. Bekele will preview the course from home using google maps (PS – NRR: A LRC staffer loved the book on the Indian boy who found his mom using google maps).

1st Ever – 2014 LetsRun.com Top 10 NCAA XC Countdown

LRC2014 Men’s XC Preview: #10 Villanova & #9 Iona Each day over the next 10 days, we’ll be counting down two teams at a time from our NCAA Top 10. Today, we start with the men and #10 Villanova. ‘Nova has everyone back from last year’s 18th-place finish and will rely heavily on 13:31 Aussie Patrick Tiernan, while Iona will reload from a 6th-place finish with its own Aussie, 7:57 3k man Chartt Miller.

LRC ProfileThe Long Road: Jordan McNamara’s Injury-Filled Path To Success A big fan of the sport since HS when he had pictures of Webb, Lagat and Goucher on his wall, Jordan McNamara is so determined to rise to the top that 14 stress fractures haven’t been able to stop him from becoming one of America’s best milers. Plus insight on OTC members Ben Blankenship, Pat Casey, Hassan Mead, Ciaran O’Lionaird and Andrew Wheating.